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Bay Oaks

Neighborhood · Harris County, TX · ZIP 77059, 77062, 77571Appraisal data 2026-10-04

Bay Oaks (neighborhood, Harris County, Texas): 839 homes, median value $684,488, tax rate about 2.37%, 10.6% in a FEMA high-risk flood zone. Flood zones, property taxes, home values and pipelines from public records.

839homes

$684,488median value, 2026

2.37%median tax rate

10.6%in FEMA high-risk flood zones

+11.4%value change since 2022

Flood zones

FEMA data

89homes in a FEMA high-risk zone (A or V, 1% chance a year): 10.6% of mapped homes, above the 8.4% across Harris County.

244homes in the moderate zone (0.2% chance a year): 29.1%.

17homes inside Harvey's estimated flooding (2017): 2.0%.

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, zone at the center of each lot, for the 839 homes with a mapped lot. Flooding outside mapped zones does happen; check the flood insurance claims history and an elevation certificate for a specific house. Harvey extent is the Harris County Flood Control District's estimate along gauged channels.

Property taxes

Appraisal district data

2.37%median combined property tax rate (most homes fall between 2.33–2.56%).

$16,203yearly tax on the $684,488 median home at the full rate, before any exemption.

Taxing units on homes here

Taxing unit	Share of homes
Harris County	100%
Harris Co Flood Cntrl	100%
Harris Co Educ Dept	100%
Port of Houston Authy	100%
Harris Co Hosp Dist	100%
Clear Creek ISD	92%
City of Houston	92%
Clear Lake City Wa	73%
Hc WCID 156	20%
La Porte ISD	8%

Rates are the sum of every taxing unit on each property at 2025 adopted rates, the latest full year. Values from Harris Central Appraisal District files dated 2026-10-04. Homestead exemptions and caps belong to the current owner and do not transfer to a buyer.

Homes and values

Appraisal district data

Measure	Value
Median market value, 2026	$684,488 (above the Harris County median of $273,001)
Median change in value, 2022–2026	+11.4% (same homes, 834 with values in both years)
Median year built	1996
Median living area	4,154 sq ft
Median lot size	12,229 sq ft

When the homes were built

Decade	Homes
1920s	1
1930s	1
1940s	1
1950s	16
1960s	20
1970s	8
1980s	66
1990s	549
2000s	165
2010s	6
2020s	6

Single-family homes, townhomes, condos and mobile homes on owned land. Market value is the appraisal district's estimate, not an appraisal or sale price.

Pipelines

Railroad Commission data

230homes within 500 ft of an in-service transmission pipeline.

424homes within 1,000 ft.

980 ftmedian distance from a home to the nearest line.

Operators of lines within 1,000 ft of homes

Operator	Homes
Enterprise Products Operatingllc	424

Straight-line distance from the center of each lot to the nearest in-service transmission line on the Texas Railroad Commission's map. Distribution gas lines are not included.

Streets

Appraisal district data

Acorn Wood Way (64), Scenic Elm St (37), Emerald Falls Dr (36), Bay Oaks Dr (30), Dwire Dr (30), Lake Scene Trl (28), Driftwood Oak Ct (26), Oak Links Ave (23), Coastal Oak Dr (23), Pinenut Bay Ct (22), Conifer Bay Ct (20), Canyon Bluff Ct (19)

Streets with the most homes in this neighborhood, with home counts.

Look up a house in Bay Oaks

Street address

Each house report shows its own value history, tax units, flood zone at the center of the lot and the nearest pipeline.

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